From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2007 #511 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Archives: http://www.smoe.org/lists/joni Website: http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Tuesday, December 25 2007 Volume 2007 : Number 511 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #405 [Bob Muller ] RE: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #405 ["Rob Argento" ] Lurk no more, njc [Patti Parlette ] RE: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #405 [Michael Flaherty ] RE: love like blazes ["WATTS, LESLI" ] RE: Lurk no more, njc ["WATTS, LESLI" ] NJC RE: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #405 [Bob Muller ] George Bush Sings Lennon's 'Happy Christmas' njc [Patti Parlette ] Re: Turbulent Indigo Christmas [Eric Taylor ] Re: Lurk no more, njc [Bruce Eggleston ] Re: Turbulent Indigo Christmas [Monika Bogdanowicz ] Re: Lurk no more, njc [Monika Bogdanowicz ] Oscar Peterson, 82 (RIP) - NJC [Joseph Palis ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:27:57 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #405 "In France They Kiss On Main Street" Tell you what...you tell me why people send WHOLE DIGESTS back to the list, and I'll tell you why I think Dancing Clown sucks. Bob NP: Corry Hanna, "Electric Babylon" - --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:25:05 +0100 From: "Rob Argento" Subject: RE: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #405 Probably because the digests are so terribly interesting and they just want to spread the joy. Ok. The Devil made me do it. I am currently in a very dark, damp and cold southern Sweden. Wanna know what an Ingmar Bergman film feels like? Merry Christmas to you all. (God jul! In Swedish) /Robban - -----Original Message----- From: owner-onlyjoni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-onlyjoni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Bob Muller Sent: den 24 december 2007 15:28 To: srobe444@aol.com; joni@smoe.org Subject: Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #405 "In France They Kiss On Main Street" Tell you what...you tell me why people send WHOLE DIGESTS back to the list, and I'll tell you why I think Dancing Clown sucks. Bob NP: Corry Hanna, "Electric Babylon" - --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:32:57 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: Lurk no more, njc Jerry wrote: Yippee!!!!! Another librarian! AND a theatre lover. **** Since we all come from such different sets of circumstance, let me chime in with a "Yippeekayay!" Another CT Joni NUTmegger and a signer-off with "Peace,". And you know there may be more: a Mac-user, to boot. Down with hillbillys! (Hi Bob!) Welcome, Martha! Come up to my campus and I'll show you our best library, and treat you to lunch at Proud-Headed Queen Lizzie's quick lunch stand. What little town are you in? It's not Bethlehem, is it? (tee hee). I am the Madwoman of Mansfield, in what is known as the "Quiet Corner". (Ha! It's quiet until MoM starts scrambling down in the streets.) There is a singer named Emely who plays lots of Joni around here whom I have yet to see. She plays sometimes at the local Mermaid Cafe. We could have ourselves a peace talk in that neutral cafe, and laugh and toast to Joni! And welcome back, Jahida! "Old friends who are dear to us, draw near to us, once more...." O come, all ye Joni faithful! Joyful and triumphant with this year's release of Shine. And holy merde, Jeannie! What a terrible ordeal and lesson in survival. Thank God you are all okay. We will all be extra careful with our candles now. Peace on earth and goodwill towards men and women of heart and mind and aging children, - -- Patti P. (who no longer dreams flat tires thanks to the good advice I got here -- merci encore une fois!) NR: a signed copy of "Letters from Nuremberg: My Father's Narrative of Quest for Justice" by Chris Dodd and Lary Bloom. I attended a luncheon with and lecture by Chris on, quelle coincidence, our library plaza in October when he came to deliver awards in human rights. At times anguished and stimulating, always informative and insightful, Thomas Dodds personal letters from the Nuremburg trial to his wife as presented by his son, Senator Christopher Dodd, constitute an important contribution to History. All those interested in the events resulting from the darkest zones of humanity will find this volume of great value. Elie Wiesel All of this history is contained in very sweet love letters to his wife Grace. "What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace." -- Agnes M. Pharo "If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace." -- John Lennon http://www.imaginepeace.com/ _________________________________________________________________ Get the power of Windows + Web with the new Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_powerofwindows_122007 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 09:50:35 -0800 (PST) From: Michael Flaherty Subject: RE: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #405 Rob Argento wrote: >>Wanna know what an Ingmar Bergman film feels like? Believe me, I know ... even though I've never been to Sweden, except in his films. :) Michael F. - --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:54:19 -0800 From: "WATTS, LESLI" Subject: RE: love like blazes ________________________________ > jeannie wrote:"GET OUT NOW--the fire's growing really quick." " i knew we were all alive so nothing else mattered" this is taking "spread your love like blazes," too far jeannie. jeez just kidding. so glad you are ok, sweetie. once my husband's family's house burned to the ground, caused by his brother's loving gift of a sand candle. all were safe except the cat found under the piano. everybody watch out for those candles! all my best vibes to ya. lesli ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:59:45 -0800 From: "WATTS, LESLI" Subject: RE: Lurk no more, njc welcome in. NR- High Tide in Tuscon, Barbara Kinsolver. me, i love barbra kingsolver. I think having a nr catagory is super, especially since i live inside of books. lesli ________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 11:02:41 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: NJC RE: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #405 Good one, Robban - love it. "Hey, this digest was so good the FIRST TIME around...." The only thing that would have been funnier is if you had attached another digest - then again, maybe not. Doesn't really matter to me, I'm not on digest, so it doesn't bother me. Hope you have a great Christmas there in Sweden - stay warm. Bob NP: Ani, "Evolve" - --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:29:30 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: George Bush Sings Lennon's 'Happy Christmas' njc RR, you have the right to say: "Don't say I didn't warn ya" as I SQUEAM all through the house here: Warning-not for the squeamish- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2TDN16UtTk And the original- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb2YSAVHmIE&feature=related ***** And how it all came about is here: http://www.imaginepeace.com/ Long live their message. Ring it loud and clear, all over the lands. WAR IS OVER IF YOU WANT IT. Love and Peace and Joyeux Noel (or whatever you want) to all, Patti P., off to fill up the sleigh NPIMH: ARTIST: Melanie Safka Look what they've done to my song, Ma Look what they've done to my song Well it's the only thing I could do half right And it's turning out all wrong, Ma Look what they've done to my song Look what they've done to my brain, Ma Look what they've done to my brain Well they picked it like a chicken bone And I think I'm half insane, Ma Look what they've done to my song I wish I could find a good book to live in Wish I could find a good book Well, if I could find a real good book I'd never have to come out and look at What they've done to my song La la la... Look what they've done to my song But maybe it'll all be all right, Ma Maybe it'll all be OK Well, if the people are buying tears I'll be rich some day, Ma Look what they've done to my song Ils ont changi ma chanson, Ma Ils ont changi ma chanson C'est la seule chose que je peux faire Et ge n'est pas bon, Ma Ils ont changi ma chanson Look what they've done to my song, Ma Look what they've done to my song Well they tied it up in a plastic bag And turned it upside down Look what they've done to my song Ils ont changi ma chanson, Ma... Look what they've done to my song, Ma Look what they've done to my song Well it's the only thing I could do all right And they turned it upside down Look what they've done to my song _________________________________________________________________ Don't get caught with egg on your face. Play Chicktionary! http://club.live.com/chicktionary.aspx?icid=chick_wlhmtextlink1_dec ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:11:03 -0700 From: Bruce Eggleston Subject: Re: Lurk no more, njc Welcome, Martha. We would share many interests, as my first degrees at the University of Utah were in English Literature/Creative Writing and Theater. I am still methodically reading through the many syllabi from those college years. In fact most of my reading consists of the so-called classics one would find as subject matter in an English Lit. class. I also read plays, and I'm on my third or fourth traverse of Shakespear's works. The focus of my degrees were Twain and G. B. Shaw with healthy chunks of Melville, Faulkner and Hemingway. The more modern writers that I adore are John Barth, Thomas Sanchez, Joseph Heller, John Updike, Barbra Kingsolver, Barry Houston Lopez and Edward Abbey. I took up the guitar a few years ago, so about 75% of my reading is about music theory, guitars and reading music. Longtime fan of Todd Rundgren, too. Recently tracked "Something/ Anything. Bonneville Bruce Sunnyslope, Idaho (Land of the Wide Stance) Just read: Christmas Days - Joseph Lincoln > Martha Winkel wrote: > Hello all, > I have been reading the JMDL for a few weeks now and I need to come > out from behind the screen to say how great it is to read most > everything from JM content to the advice on buying tires, thoughts > about world situations and opinions(which come from all over the > world), to how to pick a music player for your mother and lately > these great quizzes from Rian. > > I am a small town librarian in CT and also an assistant theatre > director in a high school and try to instill Joni where I might in > those endeavors. > I play "Chelsea Morning" for the little ones, following along with > the wonderfully illustrated book by Brian Froud. > With the H.S. kids I play her backstage and when I get a chance to do > music for before and after the plays I always slip in "something > Joni". (Most recently "Good Friends".) > > Being a librarian,(and I think there are a few on this list), it > would be fun too to have NR(now reading). Joni reads a lot too. > > And wondering if anyone out there appreciates Todd Rundgren. Saw him > in concert last weekend and he blew the cobwebs away. > > Peace, > Martha > NR- High Tide in Tuscon, Barbara Kinsolver ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:01:49 -0500 (GMT-05:00) From: Eric Taylor Subject: Re: Turbulent Indigo Christmas Jeannie, I am sooo sorry to learn about your fire but am just sooo glad that you all made it out of the house unscathed! A few months ago the same thing happened to my dear friend Laurel. She awoke at midnight smelling smoke coming from her son's room. She woke up her son, grabbed the birds and dog, and they all made it out safely. A few minutes later and they might have all died! This prompted me to buy five fire extinguishers and place them all over my house. Have a great (and grateful) holiday Jeannie!!! Much love, Eric ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:11:03 -0700 From: Bruce Eggleston Subject: Re: Lurk no more, njc Welcome, Martha. We would share many interests, as my first degrees at the University of Utah were in English Literature/Creative Writing and Theater. I am still methodically reading through the many syllabi from those college years. In fact most of my reading consists of the so-called classics one would find as subject matter in an English Lit. class. I also read plays, and I'm on my third or fourth traverse of Shakespear's works. The focus of my degrees were Twain and G. B. Shaw with healthy chunks of Melville, Faulkner and Hemingway. The more modern writers that I adore are John Barth, Thomas Sanchez, Joseph Heller, John Updike, Barbra Kingsolver, Barry Houston Lopez and Edward Abbey. I took up the guitar a few years ago, so about 75% of my reading is about music theory, guitars and reading music. Longtime fan of Todd Rundgren, too. Recently tracked "Something/ Anything. Bonneville Bruce Sunnyslope, Idaho (Land of the Wide Stance) Just read: Christmas Days - Joseph Lincoln > Martha Winkel wrote: > Hello all, > I have been reading the JMDL for a few weeks now and I need to come > out from behind the screen to say how great it is to read most > everything from JM content to the advice on buying tires, thoughts > about world situations and opinions(which come from all over the > world), to how to pick a music player for your mother and lately > these great quizzes from Rian. > > I am a small town librarian in CT and also an assistant theatre > director in a high school and try to instill Joni where I might in > those endeavors. > I play "Chelsea Morning" for the little ones, following along with > the wonderfully illustrated book by Brian Froud. > With the H.S. kids I play her backstage and when I get a chance to do > music for before and after the plays I always slip in "something > Joni". (Most recently "Good Friends".) > > Being a librarian,(and I think there are a few on this list), it > would be fun too to have NR(now reading). Joni reads a lot too. > > And wondering if anyone out there appreciates Todd Rundgren. Saw him > in concert last weekend and he blew the cobwebs away. > > Peace, > Martha > NR- High Tide in Tuscon, Barbara Kinsolver ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 18:58:45 -0800 (PST) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: Re: Turbulent Indigo Christmas I'm very sorry to hear about this but am very glad that you and your pets are ok. Keep your head up though. I wish you only the best. -Mon Jeannie wrote: I've thought of this place {the jmdl} often as I am going through one of the most strangest times and 'darkest nights of the soul' in my life. I give thanks with ALL that I am for the JMDL and each and everyone of you--y'all have no idea the gratitude I feel. I owe much to a dear friend of mine here in San Antonio, too, who has helped me keep my head above the raging river these past two days. I also owe a compassionate neighbor a great favor for a healing touch and prayer. The other night (Friday) I was resting and reading the JMDL in my bedroom at my mom's house with 4 of my dogs all around. I had a little fragrant candle burning. I thought, "Let me give my three cats their Fancy Feast and scratch their little heads before they retire." I looked at the Calgon candle and saw it was a very tiny flame, yet hesitated, but thought, "I'll be right back." I had to have been with the cats in the very next room for about three minutes when I heard a loud pop, then two more. I ran to the bedroom and saw a small fire. I grabbed the dog's water bowl and threw it on the flame. I grabbed the dogs, screamed to my son, who came running to only see the flame grow into a bigger flame. I ran to my mother and her beloved poodle and got them out. She was going on really slow until I shouted, "GET OUT NOW--the fire's growing really quick." She wanted to call the fire department from the land line until she saw the smoke traveling from my room to her room and we are separated by a large space, so by then realized it was trouble. One of my dogs got separated and the smoke was becoming unbearable for me to try to look for her any longer. My son and I tried to put the flame out through my window with the backyard hose only to realize the gardener told us he had run over it, shredding it with his lawn mower. We were is dismay. He ran to the front yard and brought that heavy duty bulky hose with it's heavy carrier to the back faucet only to not find the disconnect somewhere in that twirled up hose holder. He was frantic as the dogs were. He screamed for me to put the dogs in the kennel before we lost another one. The fire fighters finally got there. My mattress caught full flame by then. I knew we were all alive, so nothing else mattered. Only my red-bone coon hound could not be found. I kept running through every space I could, trying to call her name but the smoke was so thick me and the firefighters assured me they were looking for her all over the house but couldn't find her. I was heartbroken. Finally, the firemen got the fire under control after what seemed a lifetime. They were some of the most caring, compassionate and courageous men I have ever come across. From now on, I will volunteer my time for the firefighters in every cause they come across. Luckily only part of my room was totally destroyed but the insurance company said it's a total loss. My laptop is gone. I begged God to spare me my Betty, my hound dog. I had searched all over the neighborhood for her in my truck. My mom tried to calm me and told me she'd be back. I told my son, "Please Gibby, bring her home to me." As soon as he walked out she came in trembling with those big, sad beautiful hound dog eyes and I was sooo happy. The first thing I did was write you guys. Everything was fine until the next day that one of my greedy brothers wanted to take control of the whole insurance ordeal and blaming me, telling me I started the fire by leaving a cigarette lit and that I had to get rid of all of dogs and that I was not even entitled to a laptop even though the insurance company's content limit was given to my room. The fire investigator's report stated the fire was started by the candle. (I never leave a cigarette burning without me there and I shall never leave another candle on.) All hell broke loose here because of that and I took off to my place. I just now came back to visit my son and the two dogs I had to leave behind and come tell y'all that you're all so very special to me and I miss y'all and I wish you and yours the best holidays ever. Everything happens for a reason, especially around this special season. Hugs and kisses under the mistletoe to all. A special embrace to Bo, Rian, and Eric who seem to always bring tears of joy to my soul...and to Joni, I love you most of all, especially now during this dark night of the soul when you're always with me somehow through your artistic expressions which always let me know there's hope even in the most turbulent of times in all shades and hues of indigo and blue! Love, Jeannie PS: My poor desperate brother's just going a little nutty since his Bush boy blew his conservative financial future away. Now, he' sorry for his behavior because he wanted to keep the content money for himself by putting blame on me (Mother always lets him have his way because he's the "baby boy")--greed destroys all the love that could be. Please pray for him. PSII: DO NOT leave candles burning on without supervision not even for a lickety-split second---PLEASE!! PSIII: I'll soon be back with a new and better laptop and a new and better me! nj ' ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping - --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:04:41 -0800 (PST) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: Re: Lurk no more, njc Good to know! I suppose I always assume the author is male when there is a A.S. or J.D. before the last name. J.K Rowling used "J.K." so that wouldn't turn off boys from reading her books. She/her publishing company thought if little boys saw a woman writing a book they wouldn't read it (as Harry Potter started out as a kid's book). Usually it seems when initials are used, they are male but then again it does seem the big names in books belong to the male authors. But of course there are a few female authors who have made a name but not too many. The particular book you mentioned also sounds good. I do like reading/watching anything that is in and around the 50's. -Monika Mark Scott wrote: - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Monika Bogdanowicz" To: "Joni people!" ; "Mark Scott" Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 6:31 PM Subject: Re: Lurk no more, njc > As for A.S. Byatt, I have never read anything by him. That's > really interesting about that character's name. I love when books > (or music for that matter!) have references to other books (or > music!). I'll have to check him and that series out. Thanks. > Thanks for the response! And by the way, Byatt is a woman. Her most famous book is called 'Possession'. There was a cheesy movie made out of it with Gwyneth Paltrow in the female lead that didn't nearly do the book justice. The series with 'Babel Tower' is very good as well. The central character is a brilliant woman name Frederica Potter who is the daughter of a prof at an English prep school. Starts in the 50s when she's a teenager and takes her into her 30s. Frederica loves literature and words. She is very independent. I don't know the exact date of the publication of 'Jude the Obscure' but I think it was early in the 20th century. Co-habitation, let alone having children, without being married was very taboo at that time. Something respectable people did not do if they wanted to remain respectable. You're right, I found the death of the children in the film very disturbing. Almost all of Hardy's novels have very well developed characters who have bad turns of fate that play havoc with their lives. I've read 'Far from the Madding Crowd', 'The Mayor of Casterbridge' and 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles'. I liked 'Tess' and 'FFTMC' the best. Both have been made into excellent movies. 'Tess' was directed by Roman Polanski around 1980 or so and 'FFTC' was directed by John Schlesinger around 1968 and starred Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Peter Finch and Terrence Stamp. Back in the late 60s those were all very high-profile stars in the movies and Schlesinger was considered one of the hot directors of the day. Mark - --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2007 05:33:08 +0100 (CET) From: Joseph Palis Subject: Oscar Peterson, 82 (RIP) - NJC Legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson passed away last Sunday, 12/23. He was 82. The "Maharajah of the Keyboards" had played with jazz royalties who themselves have very royal appellations: Duke Ellington, Count Basie, The First Lady of Song, Lady Day, etc. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7159591.stm - --------------------------------- Ne gardez plus qu'une seule adresse mail ! Copiez vos mails vers Yahoo! Mail ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2007 #511 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------